Mohave County miner., 1887-12-31
WILMINGTON LETTER.
FROM ouR eEG LAH CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON Dec N 1897,


WASHINGTON. Dec 10, 1887.
II was really an impressive spectacle in
the Horse Of Representatives when
Speaker Carlisle showed his sense Of
fairness. and his apprecittion of The pro-
prie'iies, nv voluntarily retiring from the
"hair and calling upnn the members to
relieve him of the responsibility OF APP
pointing the Committee on Elections, TO
pass mon the varinns contested cases, his
own included The Honaa complied With
the request. and this committee al lately
constituted il considered the strongest in
years--Mr. Crisp. OF Georgia. being
Chairman II is qrita probable, for OH
vious reasons. that the Carlisle. Thobe
ease will he the first one disposad of, but
none OF them are likely to he taken up
until some time after the holiday recess,
wlich is to he from the 23d inst. until the
4th prox. .a.
For the frat time during the session
tn. proceedings OF the House were en-
liyensd the past week by political dis.
cussiUn on the tariff. in which there was
some sharp sparring between Messrs.
Reed. Hatch and Cox The passage be-
tween the gentleman from Maine and the
gentleman from New York. recalls their
witty sallies OF the past, when they 10
often furnished merriment for their col.
leayues and the freqIenters OF the g,iIar-
les. Mr.. Allen, OF Mississippi. who il
one OF the few privates from the sonth in
Congress, has also come TO the front rs
one OF the wits Of The House, and these
three are expected to keep on hand q
fresh stock OF fun II be given ont Occa.
sionally, as the members can stand il,
during the whole session.
The usual pressure for choice assign
ments on committees ~ heing brought 10
bear on the Speaker. much OF his time,
when he desires 70 he otherwise engaged.
being consumed in srch importIuities.
There are fully 21a ambitions statesmen
anxious to serve on the WAYS and Means
Committee. There appears to he no
reason 10 dn1ht that Mr.. Mills, OF Texas,
will he It's Chairman.
! In the Senate business IL fairly under
heaawav, and scores Of bills, many Of
them bark number hilIs-some conchad
in new language--are being brought for
| ward and Trted for considarainn.
Among the nurnhpr NAV he mentioned
Ssna'or Chandler's hill for Federal super
vision and regulation ~ Congressional Al
alertions in the States OF Sorth Carolina
Florida. Mississippi and Louisiana, for
the alleged purpose Of securing free and
fair elentions in those States, though there
ars those wiIo beiiere that the manuiac-
'"re OF poiiticsl capital is the real end IL
'rher are crave dnnbts ahout the consii-
nationality NJ this measure, IN ---,
Senator Culiom's hiil for the United
States Postal telegraph appropriates the
srn ~ four million dollars for the con-
s'rrctior ~ 'in"s of telegraph to conne,f
the chief cities Of the country. and pro-
| "ides for the regulation OF charges and
the appointment Of employees. This
measure has warm aivo.4tes, az we'll as
hitter onponents, and il is impossible to
| foretell its fate, s.. .............
| Senator Stewards hill provides that
,old certificates be Il. .sl tender, and that
no gold shall he coined hereafter except
10 meet coin ohli sations and aIso proposes
the repeal Of the At Of Feb. %. 1873. re-
ariring the coinage Of two million silver
iollsrs monthly. But the honorable
Senator rerkons without his host in un
ier'aking tn dspanss With silver. the
peoples money. as a circul ating .mrii1m.
md feel parfectlv safe in predicting that
his crusade will he. as it should be, un-
successful.
Senator Farewell's bill prohibiting the
immigration Of paupers, convicts and
other objectionable persons from any for
eign country into the United States, ami
in case Of their coming providing that
they be forthwith returned. saems worthy
OF commandation II properly enforced
While this country ia large enough TO vel
come many millions more from the oil |
worlds swarming shores, there is no
room in onr broad borders for anarchists
and the criminal classes
Engene Higgins, the offensive parti.
san," who has long been the particular
aversion OF the Muawump supporters OF
the President, has resigned, To take effect
on New Years day. There are tn Sc
who think that the retirement OF Higgins
was caused by broad intination from
| Mr.. Cleveland that bis services were not
indispensable. ..>,
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81 The United States Geological Survey,